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Effectively Communicating with Victims of Crime

Effectively Communicating with Victims of Crime

This course is designed to help community corrections professionals who supervise individuals improve their communication skills when interacting with crime victims and survivors. It demonstrates specific communication challenges and key communication skills.

Certificates

South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy

This course has been approved by the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy for 1.00 hours. CJA Lesson Plan #5707

Course Details

Course Code: REL-CLE-APPA-ECVC

Hours: 1

Type: Online Course

Content Expiration Date: 6/30/2020

Learning Objectives:Identify strategies that can help victims regain a sense of control over their lives.Practice communication skills that demonstrate compassion and concern, and build rapport and trust with victims.Describe how you can improve communication with victims by addressing some of their most important needs and concerns.

Ms. Seymour is a Co-founder and Senior Advisor of the Washington, D.C.-based non-profit Justice Solutions, specializing in criminal and juvenile justice, crime victims' rights and services, and community safety. She has over 20 years of experience, first as the Director of Public Affairs for the National Office of Mothers Against Drunk Driving and, from 1985 to 1993, as co-founder and Director of Communications of the National Victim Center (now National Center for Victims of Crime). Her extensive research includes co-authoring the landmark study Rape in America: A Report to the Nation in 1992. She has authored or contributed to over 30 manuals and texts published by the Office for Victims of Crime since 1989, including “The Victim Role in Offender Reentry” and “Creating a Victim Focus: A Guide to Working with Victims During Offender Reentry,” and she has developed and implemented training and technical assistance programs to strengthen victims' rights and services in law enforcement, prosecution, the judiciary, juvenile justice, and community and institutional corrections.
Disclosure: Anne Seymour has declared that no conflict of interest, Relevant Financial Relationship or Relevant Non-Financial Relationship exists.

Staff Writer: Tracy Mullins, M.Ed.

Tracy G. Mullins is the Curriculum Designer for Public Safety at Relias. Tracy has a B.S. in the Administration of Criminal Justice and a Masters of Education in Instructional Technology. Prior to joining Relias Learning in 2017, Tracy worked in various capacities for the American Probation and Parole Association for 22 years. As a Research Associate and Sr. Research Associate, she worked on a variety of federally funded projects focusing on leadership, juvenile justice, victim services, tribal justice, and offender issues. Her responsibilities on these projects include researching justice issues, writing curricula and other publications, and delivering training and technical assistance. From 2010-2016, as Deputy Director of APPA, Tracy managed its grant division, as well oversaw its e-learning initiatives, which included writing and developing online training courses.
Disclosure: Tracy Mullins, M.Ed. has declared that no conflict of interest, Relevant Financial Relationship or Relevant Non-Financial Relationship exists.

Relias will be transparent in disclosing if any commercial support, sponsorship or co-providership is present prior to the learner completing the course.

Course Delivery Method and FormatAsynchronous/Online Distance Learning; please see certificate details for specifics on delivery format.Relias has a grievance policy in place to facilitate reports of dissatisfaction. Relias will make every effort to resolve each grievance in a mutually satisfactory manner. In order to report a complaint or grievance please contact Relias.If you require special accommodations to complete this module, please contact Relias Support by completing the web form (https://www.relias.com/help) or by using the chat functionality.All courses offered by Relias, LLC are developed from a foundation of diversity, inclusiveness, and a multicultural perspective. Knowledge, values and awareness related to cultural competency are infused throughout the course content.Reference herein to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, service mark, manufacturer or otherwise does not constitute or imply any endorsement, recommendation, or favoring of, or affiliation with, Relias, LLC.All characteristics and organizations referenced in the following training are fictional. Any resemblance to any actual organizations or persons living or dead, is purely coincidental.To earn continuing education credit for this course you must achieve a passing score of 80% on the post-test and complete the course evaluation.

AccommodationsIf you require special accommodations to complete this module, please contact Relias Customer Support by calling (800) 381-2321 or emailing [email protected]